False partition for barrels, &amp;c.



PATENTED NOV. 22, 1904.

B. E. SEACRIST. FALSE PARTITION FOR BARRELS, 6m.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 31, 1903.

- N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented November 22, 1904.

ELWOOD E. SEAORIST, OF ALLIANCE, OHIO.

FALSE PARTITION FOR BARRELS, ac.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 77 5,610, dated November 22, 1904.

Application filed August 31, 1903. Serial No. 171,359. (No model.)

To LZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELWooD E. SEAORIsT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Alliance, in the county of Stark and State of.

Ohio, have invented anew and useful Improvement in False Partitions for Barrels or the Like, of which improvement the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in false partitions for barrels or the like; and the object of this invention is to provide a partition which may be readily placed in a barrel or the like adjacent to one end thereof for the purpose of making a display of goods contained in said barrel or the like without the necessity of the barrel or the like being filled with goods.

With the above and other objects in view my invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more specifically described and then specifically pointed out in the claim.

Describing the invention in detail. reference will be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, wherein like reference-numerals indicate like parts throughout the several views, in which 7 Figure 1 is a sectional view of a barrel with my improved partition applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view of the partition. Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view of another form of partition. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the same.

Referring to the drawings, the referencenumerals 1 and 2 indicate the two sections of the partition, which are suitably hinged together, and spikes or sharpened projections 3 are provided on the outer periphery of these sections for the purpose of impinging against the interior of the barrel, as indicated in Fig. 1. Handles 4 a are secured to each section, as shown, and a locking member 5 is pivotally secured to the section 1 bythe bolt 6, the free end of said member 5 being adapted when the partition is in position to lie beneath the part 6', which is secured to the section 2.

In placing the device in position the memher 5 is disengaged from the part 6, whereby the parts 1 and 2 may be moved toward each other on their hinge and placed within the barrel, and when the said parts 1 and 2 are straightened out to such a position, as shown in Fig. 1, the spikes or projections 3 will impinge against the interior of the barrel, and the member 5 then being thrown under the part 6 the said sections 1 and 2, forming the partition, will be securely held in place, as shown. 7

The devices illustrated in Figs. 3 and I consist of the main partition 7, on the under side of which a plurality of sliding members 8 are slidably'mounted, the outer ends of these members carrying spikes or projections 3, and the said members have pivotally connected to their inner ends levers 9, the other ends of which connect with the part-10, which is adapted to slide over the bolt 11, securedto the partition 7. A nut 12 is mounted on said bolt outside of the part 10, whereby the same may be forced upwardly to such a position as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4, whereby the part 8 will be forced outwardly against the interior of the barrel, as also indicated- Secured to the bottom of the part 7 are strips 13, the opposing faces of which are angularly disposed, whereby the parts 8 are prevented from falling, as indicated at 14 in Fig. 4:.

While I have herein described my invention in detail, it will be obvious that various slight changesmay be 'made in the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A device of the type set forth comprising a main solid partition provided on its under face with a plurality of dovetailed strips, slidable members having their side edges beveled and interlockingly engaging said strips, pointed projections carried by the outer edges of said 'members, a depending. bolt secured to said main partition, a block slidable on said bolt, levers having their ends connected to said members'and'block respectively, and a nut threaded on said bolt and bearing on the under face of said block.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ELWOOD E. SEAORIST. Witnesses:

FRED. O. HENZI, H. J. LEVIS. 

